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Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
adventurous
hopeful
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I'm glad I read this - I think there were parts when I could've paid more attention, I didn't appreciate that it felt like all the action was lumped toward the end of the book, but it was nice reading a prequel and knowing that there was more to the story yet still wanting to see how it played out/what happened in between. The two books (0 and 1) read similarly in the arc/content. I think depending on the order in which I read the books in this ?duology, I'd've enjoyed them both just about equally
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
lighthearted
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Very cozy. I don't know that I'd have appreciated the plot-to-narration ratio if it weren't for reading it as an audiobook -enjoyable though
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Skyshade by Alex Aster
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I was mad at the pacing of the majority of this book until maybe the last 8th of it, when most of the events of importance occurred😒, which I slowly predicted would happen because of the pacing of the rest of the book. I can't really recommend unless you're just so invested in the series. I really am not sure why I thought this was a trilogy. I was mistaken. I hope the pacing of the next book is better. And filled with less angsty back and forth emotions from Isla
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual content and War
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
adventurous
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I really don't remember ever reading this
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
3.0
Didn't love the pacing of this, but the premise was cute. I think the pacing leaned a little too slow for the premise/murder mystery aspect — overall, too cozy of a murder mystery. Maybe, if I had understood the English/British humor a little more? Possibly more of it than I knew went over my head.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
I appreciated some of the inclusions of Chinese tradition/culture in here. I think the adventure was definitely my speed, but I read this book in too close conjunction with one with a few too many parallels, which is no fault of this book's. I appreciate the main character and her strong sense of character + strength in general. I think I got fed up with the love triangle, so (assuming the following book hashes this out more) I'm not sure I'll be reading the second book. Would still recommend, since the ending was ending enough to not need the second book (I say without having read the sequel)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and War
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
Nightbane by Alex Aster
adventurous
4.25
Second book of a trilogy is always the best. Still a few plot holes (or I missed details in this book, but hopefully they get clarified later).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and War
Lightlark by Alex Aster
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and War